function [alpha,beta,gamma] = trend_plunge2alpha_beta_gamma(t,p) % function [alpha,beta,gamma] = trend_plunge2alpha_beta_gamma(t,p) % Template for function to convert the trend and plunge of a line % to the direction cosines for the line. % Lines 24-24 must be completed for this to work. % YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE ORIENTATION OF THE X,Y,Z REFERENCE % FRAME IS RELATIVE TO NORTH AND DOWN FOR THIS TO MAKE SENSE! % See also Matlab's sph2cart function. % Input parameters % t = trend of line (in radians). % Angle between the projection of the line in the horizontal plane % and the direction of true north. % p = plunge of line (in radians) % Angle between the line and the x,y plane % Output papameters alpha = cosine of angle between line and x-axis beta = cosine of angle between line and y-axis gamma = cosine of angle between line and z-axis Example: [alpha,beta,gamma] = trend_plunge2alpha_beta_gamma(10*pi/180,30*pi/180 alpha = trigfunction(t).*trigfunction(p); beta = trigfunction(t).*trigfunction(p); gamma = trigfunction(t).*trigfunction(p);